Fayoumis are fairly small active chickens that have been raised along the
Nile River since times B.C. They are very fast maturing and pullets may start laying a small
tinted (off-white) egg by 4 months of age. The cockerels will often be crowing
by six weeks of age. Males reach a weight of 4.5 pounds and females reach 3.5.

These fowl are similar in plumage pattern to the European Campines. Legs may be willow green or slate blue. The neck is
quite long and they have a very high, almost vertical, tail carriage.

They are flighty birds, but not aggressive to people and the males are fairly
tolerant of other roosters.